< Cinyras, son of Aerias >

1 Origin

Cinyras was born in 1270 BC in Palaepaphos of Cyprus.

Cinyras' mother was Amathousis.

Cinyras was the brother of Amathus, who built a temple of Aphrodite in Amathus, and their father is presumed to be Aerias. Aerias built a temple of Aphrodite in Palaepaphos.

Aerias is presumed to be a descendant of Cinyras, the son of Sandocus, who founded Palaepaphos in 1385 BC.

2 Family

Cinyras had a daughter, Eune.

Eune married Teucer, the son of Telamon.

Teucer and Eune had a daughter, Asteria.

3 Others

Cinyras, along with King Croesus and King Midas, was a person who was synonymous with wealth.

Cinyras' wealth is presumed to have come from the precious minerals found in Amathus, whose mother was the godmother of the town.